Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 vs OnePlus Nord 2 CE

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung OnePlus
Announced February 2018 2020, November 24 Not announced yet
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming Soon - January 2021 Rumored
Price Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Black, White, Blue, Red Gray, Olive Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
160.2 x 73.2 x 7.5 mm
(6.31 x 2.88 x 0.3 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz) -
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE (unspecified) LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10 Android 12
User Interface Samsung Experience - OxygenOS 12
Processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Octa-core (2.3 GHz, 1.8 GHz) Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek MT6877 Dimensity 900 5G (6 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
- Mali-G68 MC4
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 HD+ TFT display FHD+ AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
430 nits (typ), 600 nits (HDR)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.5 inches 6.43 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (264 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.00% 83.64% 85.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Unspecified Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide), 1.0µm
Panorama
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Yes 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 65W
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -